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Unirse Sinrns SAMUEL A. CHAPMAN, OF VATERBURY,` CONN., ASSIGNOR TO THE CHAP-v MAN 8U ARMSTRONG MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

CURTAIN LOOP ORv HOLDER.

SPECIFICATIONforming part of Letters Patent No. 287,234, dated October 23, 1883,

Application filed September l0, i883. (No model.)

To all whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL A. CHAPMAN, acitizen of the United States, residing at Vaterbury, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curtain Loops or Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersuskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to loops or holders for curtains, portieres, Sto., and has for its object to produce a loop or holder which shall be novel and attractive in appearance, shall be elastic, and at the same time shall be simple in construction and economical in cost.

IVith these ends in view my invention lconsists, broadly, in a loop or holder made of coils of wire twisted or braided together in any suitable nianner.

My invention also consists in various details of construction, which will be hereinafter fully described, and then specifically designated by the claims.

For the purpose of enabling others to understand and use my improvement, I will proceed to describe the same, referring by letters to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a view of a completed loop or holder. Fig. 2 is a detail view, showing the manner' of securing the ends of the coils of wire, and of connecting them to the bells', rings, or other ornaments which complete the device. Fig. 3 is a detail view, in which one of the coils of wire is slightly disteuded, showing a central wire or cord within the coil, the purpose of which is to prevent undue distention of the coils. Figs. i aud 5 are views illustrating other patterns, which may be easily made by varying the number and arrangement of the coils or strands.

Similar letters indicate like parts in all the figures of the drawings.

A A represent strands, which consist of coils of wire. d

B is a central wire or cord, which lies loosely within certain of the coils. (See Fig. 3.) The object of this central wire or cordis to vpre- A cap, E, perforated at the center, is then slipped over the shank, the end of which is then bent to form a ring or loop, F, (see Fig. 1,) through which other rings or loops are passed, and which securely holdsthe cap in place, thus concealing hook D and the ends of the coils. I d

G G are rings, and H II are ornaments, which are connected together in the manner de-A scribed above. Any desirable number of these rings and ornaments may be used. The shape or design, also, of the ornaments is not of the essence of my invention, and may be varied without limit without departing from the spirit of my invention. In the present instance I have shown an oval-shaped ornament, a ball, and an acorn. Any or all of these ornaments may, if desired, be bells. Y

I do not desire to limit myself to any particular number of strands or-coils, or to any special arrangement thereof, as they may be braided or twisted, singly or in pairs, in numerous ornamental designs. A

The coils may be of any suitable size, and may be made flat, oval, or of any shape. The elasticity and amount of distention of the completed loops are matters within the judgment of the manufacturer. The amount of distention to be allowed is of course regulated by the looseness of the central wire,'B.

Anykind of wire may be used; but ordinary brass wire is preferable.

In practice I nickel, gild, and ornament the coils in any well-known manner. f

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is-,

l. As a new manufactura-,ia loop or holder 'for curtains and portieres, consisting of coils of wire braided or twisted together.

2. A loop or holder for curtains, consisting `combination with a hook to which the coils are attached, and a cap covering the hook and Io the ends of the coils.

4. The combination, with coils of wire, and

hooks to which the ends of the coils are attached, of caps E, which cover the ends of the coils, rings F and G, and ornaments H, all connected together as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL A. CHAPMAN.

Vtnesses:

K. V. GILLETTE, CHAs. W. GILLETTE. 

